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English translation: moyenne surface de bricolage


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French term or phrase:MSB
English translation:moyenne surface de bricolage
Entered by: Catharine Cellier-Smart
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08:47 Mar 11, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail
French term or phrase: MSB
They appear as part of a customer survey on DIY stores.

I believe they relate to types of stores as they are included as part of the title:

DEFINITION DE L’ ACTIVITE (MSB,PSB, HD)
Maria Dilena
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:00
moyenne surface de bricolage
Explanation:
so "medium-sized DIY store"

"Le Groupe Leroy Merlin se développe aujourd’hui au travers de trois concepts : la GSB (grande surface de bricolage) avec Leroy Merlin, la MSB (moyenne surface de bricolage) avec Bricocenter, Obi, Aki, Weldom, et le hard-discount avec Bricoman."
http://www.leroymerlin.fr/mpng2-front/pre?zone=zonestatique&...

(PSB is "petite" but don't know about HD)

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Note added at 30 mins (2011-03-11 09:18:01 GMT)
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(sorry, HD is obviously "hard discount" !)

"A medium sized DIY store and garden centre. Sells the whole range you woud expect. Some helpful staff."
http://www.qype.co.uk/place/347277-FOCUS-DIY-Sudbury

"I was an operations manager (not store manager but one of the management team) in a medium sized DIY chain in Yorkshire and I earnt £16k, so I reckOn that's about right."
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/job-bike-shop-ma...

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Catharine Cellier-Smart
Local time: 23:00
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moyenne surface de bricolage


Explanation:
so "medium-sized DIY store"

"Le Groupe Leroy Merlin se développe aujourd’hui au travers de trois concepts : la GSB (grande surface de bricolage) avec Leroy Merlin, la MSB (moyenne surface de bricolage) avec Bricocenter, Obi, Aki, Weldom, et le hard-discount avec Bricoman."
http://www.leroymerlin.fr/mpng2-front/pre?zone=zonestatique&...

(PSB is "petite" but don't know about HD)

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Note added at 30 mins (2011-03-11 09:18:01 GMT)
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(sorry, HD is obviously "hard discount" !)

"A medium sized DIY store and garden centre. Sells the whole range you woud expect. Some helpful staff."
http://www.qype.co.uk/place/347277-FOCUS-DIY-Sudbury

"I was an operations manager (not store manager but one of the management team) in a medium sized DIY chain in Yorkshire and I earnt £16k, so I reckOn that's about right."
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/job-bike-shop-ma...



Catharine Cellier-Smart
Local time: 23:00
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

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agree  Stéphanie Soudais
6 mins
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Changes made by editors
Mar 17, 2011 - Changes made by Catharine Cellier-Smart:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Mar 11, 2011 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
FieldMarketing => Bus/Financial
Field (specific)Marketing / Market Research => Retail
Mar 11, 2011 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
Term askedMSB, PSB, HD => MSB


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